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Explain me this : creativity, competition, and the partial productivity of constructions /

Our use of language is highly creative yet also constrained, we use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways. Yet native speakers also implicitly know when a creative and easily interpretable formulation-such as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldberg, Adele E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Word Meanings
  • Chapter 3. Constructions as Invitations to Form Categories
  • Chapter 4. Creativity: Coverage Is Key
  • Chapter 5. Competition: Statistical Preemption
  • Chapter 6. Age and Accessibility Effects
  • Chapter 7. The Roads Not Taken
  • Chapter 8. Where We Are and What Lies Ahead
  • References
  • Index